Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · RESEARCH-17787

Method note for “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: use “The reader should be able to see what was…” as a row heading in a proposed working record. Put the statement, its supporting source or measurement, and any unresolved detail in separate fields. This proposes a format; it supplies no additional evidence. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim.

Correction note for “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: retain the wording beginning “The reader should be able to see what was…” in the record. If later material changes it, add the date, the changed wording and the source for that change; do not invent a completed correction here. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim.

Summary draft for “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: the answer addresses “The reader should be able to see what was…”; the related point is “Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and…”. Keep both connected to the opening question, and mark any conclusion needing further records as unresolved. Review focus: scope. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim.